A country which has its survival threatened by the vicious terrorist group, Boko Haram, facing economic woes, high rate of unemployment, massive infrastructural decay, and corruption challenges should now realise that it is impossible to overcome all these challenges while still dwelling on the biases resulting from ethnicity and tribalism as old as the nation. For the country to really take centre stage in African and world affairs, it needs to settle its internal matters which are generally hinged on the lack of unity among various ethnic groups.

The above examples illustrate the continued vulnerability of women in Africa. It is not in Africa alone where 2014 has been a bad year, but the world over. As we commemorate the International Women's Day (Sunday 8 March 2015), let it be a time to reflect, a time to have real meaningful personal and political changes.

By commemorating the Black History Month, International Christian University joined many institutions, organizations and communities world over who in February of every year gather to celebrate the history of the people of African descent.